Dear Friends, I wanted to share with you an article published in a recent issue of one of the largest daily newspapers in Poland. Its a joint conversation by me and my colleague, the Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Krakow – Rabbi Boaz Pash (you can find it here https://www.beitkrakow.org/2012/08/raba-a-woman-rabbi-translated-article/). I am confident that there are not many other examples of this kind of unique cooperation between the Orthodox and the Reform movements, as we have managed to establish in Krakow. Which is particularily inspiring for me in view of the 150 year anniversary…
Read MoreRaba – A Woman Rabbi (translated from Polish by Gina Kuhn)
Raba – A Woman Rabbi A Conversation with Tanya Segal, Poland’s first female rabbi, and Boaz Pash, the Chief Rabbi of Kraków By Małgorzata Prochal, translated from Polish by Gina Kuhn The article was published in “Dziennik Polski”, largest regional daily newspaper on August 3rd, 2012 It is still a common belief that a rabbi is a man, usually an older one with a black hat. It’s not everyday that you meet a woman serving this function. Tanya Segal: A woman rabbi is not very common both…
Read MoreHundreds experience new Jewish culture in Poland through the Beit Krakow Progressive Community
Pełny tekst na: http://www.wupj.org/Publications/Newsletter.asp?ContentID=593#HUNDREDS443
Read MorePolecamy najnowszy artykuł w Dzienniku Polskim
Raba, czyli kobieta rabin Z TANYĄ SEGAL, jedyną w Polsce kobietą rabinem, i z BOAZEM PASHEM, naczelnym rabinem Krakowa – rozmawia Małgorzata Prochal Pełny tekst na: http://www.dziennikpolski24.pl/pl/magazyny/magazyn-piatek/1234210-raba-czyli-kobieta-rabin.html
Read MoreA Responsible Moment: Poland, Europe and the Jewish Future (by Seth Cohen)
July 31, 2012 by eJP Imagine a Jewish community rich in learning, vibrant in culture and diverse in perspectives on spirituality and belief. Imagine a Jewish community that serves as a center of innovation being led by scholars, spiritual leaders and educators, as well as young adventurers pushing the boundaries of enlightenment and activism. Imagine a Jewish community renowned for its contributions to culture (both high and low) that includes giants of arts and language admired throughout the world. That community actually exists, perhaps in the most surprising of places: Poland, both…
Read MoreRefleksja na Tisza B’Aw | Tisha B’Av reflection
Beit Krakow jest społecznością niezależną od Beit Warszawa i Beit Polska | Beit Krakow is independent of Beit Warszawa and Beit Polska. [English Below] Dziś minęła 70. rocznica pierwszych deportacji z Warszawskiego Getta, oznaczających początek końca warszawskiej społeczności żydowskiej, niegdyś największej żydowskiej aglomeracji na świecie. Jednak uczuciom przeszywającego smutku i niewypowiedzianej straty towarzyszyła dzisiaj nowa, równie głęboka emocja — uczucie siły i dumy z powodu nieustępliwego trwania społeczności żydowskiej na polskiej ziemi. Na ul. Bohaterów Getta, będącej niegdyś centrum Żydowskiej dzielnicy, zwanej Nalewkami, byliśmy świadkami prawdziwego triumfu żydowskiego…
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